Winery - Château la Gaffelière
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The roughness that was apparent at the en primeur tastings in 2006 have gone. In its place is a lean, rather dry wine, firm and hard. It has a peppery edge from alcohol, which is off-putting, but the acidity promises some good aging.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
90-92 Barrel sample. This is packed with huge tannins and sweet, super-ripe fruit. It's tough at first because it is so powerful and alcoholic, but there is also a certain rough grace to it.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
91-93 Barrel sample. This has super-ripe fruit, but it has been controlled by a dense series of tannin layers. The acidity is in the same sweet character, giving a wine that is both fruity and serious.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
93–96 This wine has achieved a near-perfect balance between its rich fruit and exotic wood. Offers black currant flavors and finely judged extraction.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Opulence and richness, with all the generosity of Merlot, are the hallmarks of this superb wine. It is huge and powerful and has enormous potential. What is so exceptional about this wine is that all its power is still to be revealed. In 10 years time, it will prove to be one of the stars of the vintage in Saint-Emilion.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A perfumed, finely structured wine, with firm, dusty tannins. The wood is well-balanced with acidity and some generous weight, finishing with black fruits and intense freshness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Perfumed wine, soft and opulent. There are great spice and violet aromas followed by smoothly integrated tannins and acidity. Full in the mouth, this is a gentle giant.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
La Gaffelière, now under the expert guidance of Saint-Emilion’s guru Stéphane Derenoncourt, is producing serious wine. None more so than this firmly closed but powerful and dense 2006. Bitter chocolate and dark tannins come together to form a shell covering the weight of the fruit. It will probably always be firm, but the black currant fruit flavors will come through eventually—maybe in 5–7 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
93-95 Barrel sample. Soft, almost too smooth, the sweet plum fruits way underneath layers of velvet and plush. The structure is hard to find here, but the richness of the year is very apparent.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
95-97 Structured, with the ripe fruits finely organized. The wine has weight, and dusty tannins, very perfumed in character. This is a beautiful wine that shows elegance as well as power.
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